Route

University town of Jyväskylä is the hub of everything and Paviljonki service park in the centre draws huge crowds.

Classic smooth gravel stages among forests and lakes with massive jumps. Mixture of long stages and shorter sprints called ‘jabs’.

Rally starts on Thursday evening with Harju street stage in Jyväskylä while Friday’s route heads west towards Keuruu, for classic forest challenges including Mökkiperä and Jukojärvi.

Saturday will take the crews south to the Jämsä region and the legendary Ouninpohja – the rally’s signature stage.

Sunday's route extends south east of Jyväskylä into areas that have not seen rally cars this millennium

Challenge

A mix of hard, wide roads with narrower more technical sections.

Flat out from start to finish. It is affectionately known as the Finnish Grand Prix and nine of the 10 fastest WRC rallies have been here.

Pace notes must be perfect. Blind crests often hide corners and it’s vital to position the car correctly before take-off to ensure maximum speed through the bend.

Speeds are so high that time differences are small and there is little opportunity to regain time after a mistake.

One of the hardest rallies for co-drivers as high speeds demand a constant, pinpoint accurate delivery of pace notes.

Mastering the jumps. If the speed is too high, the car’s aerodynamics will force the back down and the front will rise. The tactic is to brake before take-off and accelerate full throttle over the jump.